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Baklava is one of my all time favorite desserts and I have been wanting to try making it for a while now. I kept putting it off because the recipe sounded a little bit intimidating. The baklava has actually made it to my meal plan a few times but I either ran out of time or forgot to thaw the phyllo dough. I finally got over procrastinating and got to it and made baklava. It wasn't nearly as hard as I though it would be.
I decided to go the easy way and used store bought phyllo dough. The dough needs to be thawed overnight in the fridge so you need to think about it the day before. It helps to have everything ready before you start. I mixed the nut filling and melted the butter ahead of time. I pulled out the phyllo dough and covered it with a slightly damp towel to keep it moist. Assembly was as simple as brushing butter onto the dough and placing it into the pan. Over all it was surprisingly easy.

I used this recipe for baklava as I liked the sound of using the lemon and orange peal in the syrup. The syrup smelled really amazing while simmering with the cinnamon and citrus peals. I used some good local honey that I got at the farmers market.

The baklava turned out really well! It was nice and crispy on top and slightly damp with the honey syrup on the bottom. The baklava had a cinnamon and citrus aroma though I could not really taste any of the citrus. There was a really nice honey flavour to the baklava where most store bought baklava that I have had doesn't have any honey flavour. With baklava being so easy to make and being so good I will be making this a lot in the future. I am already thinking that I could try it with different nuts and sweeteners.

Baklava

Light and flaky phyllo pastry layered with walnuts and cinnamon covered in a honey based syrup.

Hmm, I've only had baklava once, and it didn't seem to taste good to me (then again, it was made by someone who's baking skills were... well, ok). But, after seeing this, I think I may make my own Baklava and see how I like it :]

Love it too! A childhood girlfriend of mine was Greek and her mom always had some on hand for me. :) Wow....I miss that! I have made it a couple of times and love the smells, too. But, nothing like Ms. A's baklava.

baklava is famous food in Turkey ( Türkiye) When we celebrate to bayram, we make baklava, look here, http://www.halilibrahimbaklava.com/ you can see there lots of baklava,you are very sucessful, superrr

I also love baklava and this looks great! Its a rare treat, and I also keep meaning to do it, but it just never seems to happen. This might be just the kick in the pants I need to go and just do it already...because now I can't stop thinking about it! :-P

Hehehe! I love baklava! I am in Dubai right now visiting my parents and a few houses from where they live there's an excellent Lebanese bakery. They make the best Baklava ever. I have never actually made it myself but yours looks awesome and encourages me to try it when I get back to Germany! Nice one!

The other day I took phyllo out of the freezer at the grocery store, then put it back in, took it out, and put it back in.. I didn't end up making it cause I was having too many mind battles of how difficult I've heard it to be. I should try to take a stab at it, even if it comes out unsuccessful. Your's looks soooooo good!

Laura: I have not had a chocolate baklava... It sounds really good though. I would imagine that you could just replace some of the nuts in one or more layers with some chocolate chips or chopped chocolate.

I made this baklava last night along with your awesome recipe for spanakopita. Once the phyllo is out might as well do it all right? Couldn't believe how good this was. My family thinks I can make anything at this point. Anyway, love your blog, looking forward to hitting up a lot more of your recipes here. Thanks!

Hello Kevin, i just wanna give some information about baklava(the real,Turkish baklava)First of all you don't need to use honey...We use only ŞERBET(sherbet) its icluding only water,sugar and a little "lemon juice" against the crystallization of sugar.(this is the syrup)In Turkish cuisine we never add orange or cinnamon to baklava.just the phyllo dough,good quality of butter,walnuts /or unsalted,unroasted pistachio,and the ingredients of the syrup.That's all..so simple :)Try like this one time :DOw i forgot to write that you have a gift about cooking :) Have fun!Loves from Belgium from a Turkish girl...

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